| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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made men of clay, and stole fire from heaven to animate them. For this he was chained by Zeus to Mount Cau’casus, where an eagle preyed on his liver daily. The word means Forethought, and one of his brothers was Epime’theus or Afterthought. | 1 |
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| “Faster bound to Aaron’s charming eyes |
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Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus, ii. 1. |
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